近廚得食 (gan6 ceoi4 dak1 sik6) — (those who close to the chef get foods)… in Cantonese

ganˍ₆近ceoiˎ₄廚dakˉ¹得sikˍ₆食

简近厨得食

Mandarin Pinyin: jin4 chu2 de5 shi2

Meaning of 近廚得食

noun(those who close to the chef get foods); those in a favourable position gain special advantages

zouˍ₆做cyuˎ₄廚fong4,房，gangˊ²梗ganˍ₆近cyuˎ₄廚dakˉ¹得sik6.食。

Working in the kitchen, you naturally get to eat well.

singˎ₄成jatˍ₆日haiˊ²喺dou6,度，ganˍ₆近cyuˎ₄廚dakˉ¹得sikˍ₆食laa3.喇。

Always being here, you get the advantage of food access.

keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係daaiˍ₆大cyu4,廚，gangˊ²梗ganˍ₆近cyuˎ₄廚dakˉ¹得sik6.食。

He's the head chef, so he naturally gets the best food.

neiˏ₅你haiˊ²喺douˍ₆度zou6,做，ganˍ₆近cyuˎ₄廚dakˉ¹得sikˍ₆食ze1.啫。

You work here, you just get the benefit of food.

louˏ₅老sai˗₃細cingˊ²請sikˍ₆食faan6,飯，ganˍ₆近cyuˎ₄廚dakˉ¹得sik6.食。

The boss is treating us to a meal, so we get the advantage.

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